Characterization of key magnetohydrodynamic phenomena in PbLi flows for the US DCLL blanket

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 771-783

  Smolentsev, Sergey ^a   Moreau, René ^b   Abdou, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Buoyant flows; Liquid metal blanket; Magnetohydrodynamic effects; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COOLANTS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUSION REACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LEAD; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECIAL EFFECTS; TURBULENCE;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; BUOYANCY EFFECTS; BUOYANT FLOWS; DEMO REACTORS; DUAL-COOLANT; EUTECTIC ALLOYS; LIQUID METAL BLANKET; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC EFFECTS; MHD EFFECTS; MHD TURBULENCE; POLOIDAL FLOWS; RE-CIRCULATION; VOLUMETRIC HEATING; WALL JETS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 53849135881     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2008.07.023     Document Type: Article

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